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Teach-Job Interview
Are you preparing for a job interview to work in public schools?
| Interview Question | Interview Answer |
|---|---|
| What are your thoughts on team-teaching? | *Each teacher can contribute wisdom from their past experiences *support *collaborate ideas and thoughts to help the students *many experiences working in a team setting (volleyball, basketball, tennis, church presidencies, family, etc.) |
| What are your greatest strengths? | Convincing approach *Work great with other team members *Encourage students to find/increase their internal motivation to learn |
| What is your biggest weakness? | *Time is limited in a given school day. There are so many fun and interesting activities I would like to do with my students. *Staying in the classroom past required work hours to prepare lessons, centers, and assessments for the students. |
| Describe your room's phyiscal appearance. | *Your teaching style- *Your ability to effectively manage the class- *The level and quality of student interaction- *Your teaching philosophy-students have different learning styles; *warm *welcoming *home-like environment *bright/colorful room |
| Why do you want to work for our school district? | Your preparation and research is imperative to successfully answer this question. Provide a few reasons why you're interested in the school or district, and what in particular sparked your interest. What is your personal experience with the school? |
| How do you handle classroom discipline? | They are looking to see if you have a plan; *First week of school is the most important, set rules, explain my expectations of them and their expectations of me, positive and negative consequences |
| What is your classroom management system? | *white/green/yellow/orange/red card system *100's chart to earn treasure *classroom-home communication chart *Fiesta bucket to earn classroom party (quarterly)*organized room (everything has its place *students have mailboxes/cubbies to give/get papers |
| How would you describe a successful principal? | *humorous *easily open and accessible to the community, parents, students, teachers *supportive of teachers *bringing teachers together as one team *set a happy and warm home-like environment in the school |
| Do you have any questions? | First, only ask questions you can't find doing research. Student/teacher ration? Will the school address any major issues his year? I love technology, what kind of technology will this school have? |
| Tell me about yourself. | I am the oldest daughter and middle child of five kids in my family. My father was in the US Army and I had the opportunity to move every two years. I attended schools in Hawaii, Korea, Texas, and Maryland. I'm proud of my Korean heritage. |
| What/who influenced you the most to become a teacher? Why did you choose education as your career? | *Stand and Deliver *Disney's Teacher of the Year *My mother *young girl I found myself laying school with my little sisters * |
| How have your past experiences prepared you for teaching? | As an Army brat I grew up attending various schools. I've experienced... |
| Why do you want to teach? | There are many teachers I look back to many different teachers in my past and appreciate their role shaping who I am. I want to make the difference in the lives of our future leaders/citizens. |
| What do you enjoy most about working with young people? | They are educational sponges. They are like blank slates. Being able to contribute to their educational foundation to help them with their future success. |
| What do you enjoy least about working with young people? | Not being able to see them every year. Growing attached to the students and care for every aspect of their lives. |
| Tell me about your teaching experience(s). What kind of problems did you have and how did you resolve them? | Problem-A 2nd grade student that was reading on DRA level 4/6 in April & a behavioral problem in class. Resolution-Guidance counselor; reading specialist; behavior management; tapped into the student's interest (military). Wasn't a disturbance in class. |
| How do you handle discipline problems? What is the most difficult aspect of discipline for you? | Prevent d.p. with a solid classroom management plan.I handle discipline problems in a calm manner and with consistency. I explain to the student(s) why their behavior is inappropriate and ask them to explain to me proper behavior in the classroom. |
| How would you handle a student who is a consistent behavioral problem? | Find the source of the negative behavior; establish goals to dissolve the unwanted behavior (behavior plan); provide specific consequences and rewards to the student's individual behavioral plan. |
| How do you keep students on task? | There are several causes and resolutions to why students don't stay on task. 1. Too easy...provide challenging extensions of the assignment 2. Too hard...peer tutoring. Allow early finishers to pair up with struggling students and help with assignment. |
| How would you handle a student who refuses to work in your class or do what you ask? | Ask the student for the reason why he/she does not want to do the work. Established classroom management plan should nip this problem in the bud. |
| A student is consistently late for class. How would you handle this situation? | Find the reason why. At the elementary level, students are late because parents' lateness in dropping them off. If students are dilly dallying on their way to class I should plan a reward chart for the individual student to motivate their promptness. |
| Some students always finish their assignments early. How would you deal with the free time that they have? | Provide fun, enriching activities that extend beyond the completed assignment; individual reading/AR tests; journal writing/math journal/art journal |
| What do you feel are the most important things students learn in your classroom? | reading skills; personal responsibility; citizenship; motivation to learn |
| Describe an ideal classroom. | Home-like environment; inviting; bright; full of print and books; fun; students' work/stories/drawings |
| Describe a teaching strategy you used to maximize the learning potential of all students. | game-like setting; tap into two to three learning styles at the same time; |
| Describe how you conduct a lesson. Describe the components of an effective lesson plan. | Focus and Review (something fun and interesting that will grab the students' attention); Teach; Guided Practice; Assessment; Feedback |
| Do you believe in detailed lesson plans? How do you use lesson plans? | I believe in using detailed lesson plans. I like to compare a lesson plan to the blue prints of a house. An architect, no matter how experienced, does not wing it when building a home. |
| Define cooperative learning and give an example of how you have used it. | Cooperative learning is putting students together in a team/group and have them work together to complete a task/goal. I have used it in a literacy circle group. Students each had a job to complete and they come together to have a discussion/all contrib. |
| What curriculum materials have you developed? | Steps to Literacy-using poems to create lesson plans to meet the needs of individual students Houghton Mifflin Scott Foresman |
| How do you individualize your teaching? | Choose focus child/children for lesson and use teaching style to meet their individual learning style. |
| Would you rather teach the slow learner or the advanced learner? Why? | (blank) |
| How do you teach to low achievers? | (blank) |
| How would you work with a mainstreamed learning disabled student? | *pair with above grade level student in class *modify assignments so the disabled student will be able to successfully complete independently |
| How do you handle the different ability levels of students? How do you help a student who is having difficulty? | reading groups are grouped together based on reading level; cooperative learning groups are grouped by mixed abilities |
| How do you work with students who perform below grade level? | small groups; close to the board/teacher; peer tutoring; strengthen their one weakness that will positively improve their other weaknesses. |
| How do you personally feel students learn? | (blank) |
| How do you motivate students? What are several effective ways to motivate students toward active participation in the learning process? | (blank) |
| How do you reinforce major ideas or concepts that you want students to learn? | (blank) |
| How do you provide feedback to students about how they are doing? | (blank) |
| How will you determine if students are learning? What evaluation techniques do you use? | (blank) |
| How have/would you use paid/volunteer aides in your classroom? | (blank) |
| How do you involve parents in the learning process? | (blank) |
| What is your philosophy of teaching? | (blank) |
| What attributes are common to good teaching? | (blank) |
| What are the three most important strengths you possess that will make you a successful teacher? | (blank) |
| Give me one or two examples of things that you discovered about yourself while teaching that you would like to improve. | 1. Organize successful plans, supplemental materials, and cross-curricular books for quick locating for subsequent uses. Time saving ideas. 2. Using activities in centers that don't require reproducibles/dittos. |
| What kind of relationship do you have with your students? | (blank) |
| How do you think your students would describe you? | (blank) |
| What kind of learning environment do you try to create? | (blank) |
| How do you reinforce self-esteem in students? | (blank) |
| Describe your ability to listen and be responsive. Can you give me an example? | (blank) |
| Are you the kind of person children and adults confide in? | (blank) |
| How do you make students feel at ease around you, while still respecting you? | (blank) |
| How do you show your students that you understand them and their frustrations? | (blank) |
| Through your teaching, do you think students can be changed? | (blank) |
| Is it appropriate to tell your class that you are angry with them? | (blank) |
| What issues in education are of greatest concern to you? Why? | (blank) |
| What is the toughest aspect of teaching today? What are some of the greatest challenges of being an educator? | (blank) |
| What is the most exciting initiative happening in your area of education today? | (blank) |
| Do you plan to continue your education/seek an advanced degree? | (blank) |
| What do you want to accomplish in your profession? | (blank) |
| What type of reading program did you use in student teaching? | (blank) |
| If I walked into your classroom during reading time, what would I see? | (blank) |
| Tell me what you know about the 4-block Literacy Model. | (blank) |
| What is your personal educational philosophy? | (blank) |
| If you could design the ideal classroom for the elementary grades what would it look like? | (blank) |
| Which subject area do you believe is your strength, which is your weakest? What steps will you take to improve in this area? | (blank) |
| What are the most important or worthwhile qualifications of a good teacher? | (blank) |
| Describe your student teaching successes and failures? | (blank) |
| Describe a good lesson, explain why it was good. | (blank) |
| How would you go about planning a lesson? | (blank) |
| How would you identify special needs of students? | (blank) |
| What methods do you use for classroom management? Describe one difficult incident with a student, and how you handled it. | (blank) |
| How would you handle difficult parents? | (blank) |
| Give me an example of a rule or procedure in your classroom? | (blank) |
| What methods have you used or would you use to assess student learning? | (blank) |
| What does being "at-risk" for school failure mean? | (blank) |
| What are some of the factors/conditions that might put a child at-risk? | (blank) |
| What experience have you had incorporating computers in a classroom? | (blank) |
| What grade level would you be most comfortable teaching? | (blank) |
| . What is your educational background? | (blank) |
| What are you currently reading for enjoyment? | (blank) |
| What do you want to be doing in five years? | (blank) |
| List five adjectives that describe yourself. | (blank) |
| What interests do you pursue outside of the classroom? | (blank) |
| o what teams and/or clubs did you belong as a student? | (blank) |
| What activities might you coach or advise as a member of the teaching staff? | (blank) |
| When did you decide to become a teacher, and why did you choose this field? | (blank) |
| Why do you want to teach at the ____ level? | (blank) |
| What personal strengths do you find especially helpful in your teaching? | (blank) |
| What is your least favorite aspect of teaching? | (blank) |
| What role do standards play in your classroom? | (blank) |
| Describe your teaching style. | (blank) |
| How do you organize your classroom? | (blank) |
| How do you structure your time to manage all of the duties associated with teaching? | (blank) |
| What is the greatest success you have had in teaching? | (blank) |
| What do you think is the greatest challenge facing students today? | Competing with video games and other entertainment |
| What are the qualities of an excellent teacher? | (blank) |
| Describe the "worst" lesson you have taught. What did you learn from it? | (blank) |
| What role have parents played in your classroom? | (blank) |
| Tell us about a troubling student you have taught and how you helped him or her. | (blank) |
| Describe your best professional development experience. | (blank) |
| Describe your ideal lesson. | (blank) |
| Describe your planning process for a major project or unit. | (blank) |
| How have you integrated technology into your teaching instruction? | (blank) |
| What plans do you have for the integration of technology in your own classroom? | (blank) |
| How have and will you address your students' different learning styles? | (blank) |
| How do the assignments you give offer students the opportunity to express their creativity and individuality? | (blank) |
| How do you modify your teaching to reach students who are struggling to perform at grade level? | (blank) |
| How do you provide support for students with exceptional ability? | (blank) |
| What would you tell your incoming class in a "back-to-school" letter at the start of a new school year? | (blank) |
| If most of the students in your class failed an assignment, test, or project, how would you respond? | (blank) |
| What would your students say they had learned after spending a year in your class? (Or: What do you want students to remember about your class?) | (blank) |
| How would you establish and maintain good communication with the parents of your students? | (blank) |
| What steps would you follow to deal with a student who displays consistent behavioral problems in your classroom? | (blank) |
| Under what circumstances would you refer a child to the administrator's office? | (blank) |
| What could a visitor to your class expect to see? | (blank) |
| How would you take advantage of resources within the community to enhance your teaching? | (blank) |
| Why should you be hired for this position? | (blank) |
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